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Tu 4 I got Jack Patton & Wash to help hall posts to day they
Wash. drove there 2 horse Wagon Jack worked our black Mule with Jack. posts one of his own halled 2 loads each ten posts each Rich halled
Hackney ) 2 loads 20 posts each making 80 posts in all Frank Hackney
stayed to night It rained heavily on Lytles Creek No rain here
Wed 5 Jack Richd & Wash started with there Wagons for Cedar posts
this morning Plim left this morning (put out) he came back Plim at night & has went to work Warm & Cloudy It commenced rain-
ing at 12 oclock The wagons got home as the rain commenced Posts with there 1st load A verry pretty rain if it had only hung Rain on longer It done some good. Calven went to Mill in Plims Flour Flour ) place & got the flour of 2 1/2 bushels of Wheat this evening at 2 1/2 bush ) dark did not use any until next morning 1866 Sept. ) Richd & Jack went with there Wagons to the Cedars for Th 6th ) posts. Wash did not hall to day he has halled 2 days Tue & Wash ) Posts ) Wed. 4 & 5 Sept. It is cloudy & looks like rain Richd & Jack Richd & ) Jack ) has halled 2 loads each to day Jack 10 & Richd 20 each load
(halled up some wood)
We have quit halling & Getting posts for the fence having got
posts New posts 340 ( We have used some old ones I Matt halled ( old ones 150 ( think there is enough Several 490 ) 25 ( can be split & made 2. It takes 465 ( ( 464 to do
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Mag ) Mag & William went to Town & came back at night Richd Wm ) took the Wagon to Bostics Shop to git a wheel fixed this
Wagon evening Will git it next week
Fr 7 We cleaned out our turnips & potatoes & done but little else ------------------ I went to Town got some Cole Oil one half Gallon fixed Sat 8 up our lamp & It makes a verry pretty light Give .40 cents Cole Oil) The Circuit Court is still in Session Got Plim a pair of
Plim shoes $2.75 & Lorra pr $5.00 ------------------ It is raining this morning verry hard & quite cool No news. Sun 9 Mon 10 I sent our Wagon & got one Wheel mended at Bosticks it Wagon ) Mended ) costs $5.00 the boys cut wood &c I went to Town
Tu 11 Stacked plank & cut wood I went to Town
We 12 Stacked up some plank &c &c
Th 13 We pulled down our late [pleace?] of (Corn) fodder I hired
Cochran give him one dollar to pull foder. Got done the foder.
Fr 14 The Shows in Town Nothing done I went to Town
Sat 15 I went to Town fixed up Maryanns business got it all done
Martha) Martha is still unwell Jane Crofford & Press & Lou Smith came ------------------------ Sun 16 with her We got home our Wagon from Bosticks. Jane Crofford ) Mag ) Mag went to Jacks this morning 1866 Sept The morning is cloudy cool & looks like rain & Jane B. Mon 17 Croford Press & Lou Smith her 2 grand children is with her
Rained a little shower. We got up our little Crop of fodder
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Boots had 60 bundles pulled in my field.
Tu 18 Jane is still here Gus Langum Jas Thomson & Tomason
stayed with us all night
Wed 19 After dinner Jane & her 2 grand children went to Town it
J. B. Crofford rained a verry heavy shower after dinner the boys halled up Rain ) See his act ) some wood & Rone & Shaddon got 17 1/2 bushels of Corn (New)
$17.50 Wash & Jack is picking out Cotton ------------------- It is cloudy & raining Red is tryin to fix up the big
Th 20 Wagon bed I went to Town brought Mag home It rained all Rain Thomas evening Went in the Bugga Thos borrowed our Wagon Wagon Fr 21 We got 100 bundles of fodder of Jack Patton My 3d of what
he pulled The boys tryed to cut wood
Sat 22nd The boys worked a little in the fore part of the day getting
wood I went to Town Saw Martha Jane She has been unwell
Wm Kearnel ) but is better W. Kearnel stayed all night ---------------------- A little cool & cloudy William & Mag took there usual ride Sun 23 I understand they went to old Mrs Dew & eat there dinner
come home in the evening W Dew Jur is no better & his wife
------------------ is sick also at there fathers
Mon 24 , It is cloudy & like to rain Plim went to Mill, Richd & Red
Work halling up Corn to feed with We calld up our little stock of
Hogs hogs & fed them the 1st time since Spring. They are looking
verry well Some are gone
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1866 We commenced picking out Cotton Richd Red & Plim. It Sept ) Tus 25 ) commenced a heavy rain, & some wind about 11 oclock Stopt
Rain us from picking out Cotton. I see our Cotton is opening verry
pretty I got verry wet
Wed 26 We halled up wood I went to Town in the evening Saw Mary
Got a quarter of Beef 33 pounds 10 Cents
Th 27 Our little force is picking out Cotton See Cotton Account
Wash ) Wash is picking out Cotton giving me a part as we go, so is Jack ) ------------------------- Jack Patton doing the same
Fr 28 Rich Red & Plim picking out Cotton [feding?] &c
Sast 29 I went to Town the evening No news picked out Cotton half
the day.
Sun 30 Mag was unwell for several days not [bad?]
Oct 1st Martha & her little children came at night Mag went to Jack Mon Martha Jane in morning got a middling of Bacon 25 Cents lb & some beef
$2,20 Rone & Shaddon Got a load of Corn 17 1/2 bushels (See set)
Oct Tu 2. Martha Jane & her little children left after breakfast Went Martha Jane ) Mayes left ) to Saml Mayes & left there at 11 oclock at night for Oxford, Miss. for Miss. ) Oxford ) Scot Mayes is to go with her to Miss.
Wed 3 We are trying to pick out Cotton the Cholery is thought to
be in Columbia Jas Shepherd son of Wm C. Shepherd died
yesterday of Colery so pronounced Several others Negroes
said to be sick like Cholery ------------------- I went to Town had a settlement with Sol Bunch for James Jones Th 4
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Cotton (as follows)
Jones I sent to Mr Jones Gin Feby 2d 1866 7210 lbs Cotton See Feby 2 of 1865
| " " 9 he reported to me 4 bales - 4 | 7210 |
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| 2020 lbs |
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is cold) Mag went to Town this morning it turned quite cool
H. Bradshaw yesterday evening I learn Hugh Bradshaw is dangerously sick
with Tyfoid fever, been sick about 15 days.
Sat 6 I stayed at home all day not verry well Sore throat, Tooth
Sore throat & head ake Kept my bead nearly all day. The boys halled up
H. Bradshaw some Corn fed & watered & quit at 12 oclock Hugh Bradshaw
thought some better
Sun 7 I was better tho not able to git about No News It rained
a little